Planner

VSL UK, part of Bouygues Construction, delivers specialist engineering solutions across major civil engineering and infrastructure projects throughout the UK. Based at our Head Office, this role will support the wider business, working across multiple projects and teams to support effective planning, programme coordination and project delivery.

We are seeking an experienced Planner to join VSL UK, supporting the wider business across multiple civil engineering and infrastructure projects.

This is a planning role focused on the development, coordination and monitoring of construction programmes across multiple projects and work packages. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project programmes, coordinating client and subcontractor schedules, monitoring progress and identifying programme risks to support effective project delivery.

Working closely with engineering, commercial and construction teams, the role will ensure programmes remain robust, achievable and aligned with contractual and operational requirements.

• Develop, maintain and update construction programmes across multiple projects.

• Prepare baseline programmes, lookahead schedules and recovery plans.

• Coordinate activities, sequencing, dependencies and milestones with project teams.

• Ensure programmes reflect construction methodologies, resources and contractual requirements.

• Lead subcontract procurement for project packages, including strategy, tendering, evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Prepare subcontract documentation, manage tender analysis, and support negotiation of commercial terms.
• Participate in subcontractor interviews and support package award decisions in line with project requirements.

• Coordinate client and subcontractor programmes, ensuring alignment with overall project schedules.

• Review subcontractor programmes, challenge assumptions and identify potential delays or conflicts.

• Agree programme interfaces, milestones and reporting requirements with stakeholders.

• Monitor progress against planned activities, identifying delays, risks and critical path impacts.
• Prepare programme updates, progress reports and forecasts.
• Undertake critical path analysis and develop mitigation measures to address programme slippage.
• Maintain accurate programme records and reporting information.

• Ensure programmes comply with relevant NEC contractual requirements.

• Assess programme impacts arising from compensation events, design changes and project developments.

• Support delay analysis, extensions of time and programme-related claims.

• Work closely with commercial teams to support effective change management.

• Work closely with clients, subcontractors, engineers, commercial teams and site management.

• Communicate programme risks, progress and delivery constraints effectively.

• Support planning meetings, progress reviews and programme coordination workshops.

• Experience on major infrastructure, highways, tunnelling or ground engineering projects would be advantageous.

• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Confident managing multiple priorities and stakeholder expectations.

• Proactive in identifying programme risks and proposing solutions.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Commercially aware, detail-oriented and collaborative.

As part of Bouygues Construction's Public Works division, VSL International participates in the construction of major technical structures and guarantees their structural safety and durability: transport infrastructure (bridges, tunnels), industrial and energy production structures, and commercial buildings.

VSL's business is based on four areas of expertise:

• Structural systems and technologies
• Civil engineering
• Foundations and soil engineering
• Preservation, structural repairs, renovation and optimization of structures.

VSL has 4,000 employees at 25 locations worldwide (Asia and Oceania, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, Canada).

Interested? Apply now and let's build the great structures of tomorrow together!